Evolution of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; SEATO Council Meetings; Activities of the ANZUS Powers; The Question of a Defense Production Base in Australia and New Zealand; The Afro-Asian Conference (The Bandung Conference); The NSC 5612 Series; United States Concern with Regional Development in Asia1
1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. XII, Part 1.
1. Minutes of a Meeting, Secretary’s Office, Department of State, Washington, January 7, 1955, 3 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 670.901/1–2155. Secret. Drafted by Eugene V. McAuliffe of the Reports and Operations Staff, who is not listed among the participants in the meeting, on January 14. The source text bears the following handwritten notation by Roderick O’Connor: “OK. for Dist RO’C.”
2. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, January 10, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 670.901/1–1055. Secret. Drafted by Merchant.
3. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Economic Affairs (Baldwin) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson
Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 56 D 679, Economic—General. Secret. Drafted by Baldwin.
5. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, January 18, 1955
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Nolting on January 19.
6. Minutes of a Meeting, Secretary Dulles’ Office, Department of State, Washington, January 18, 1955, 2:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 670.901/1–2155. Secret. Drafted by McAuliffe, who is not listed among the participants in the meeting, on January 21. The source text bears the following handwritten notation by O’Connor: “OK for dist RO’C”.
7. National Security Council Report
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5506 Series. Secret.
8. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 670.901/1–2555. Secret. Sent to Kabul, Phnom Penh, Tehran, Baghdad, Tokyo, Amman, Vientiane, Beirut, Manila, Jidda, Damascus, Bangkok, Ankara, Hanoi, Saigon, Cairo, and Tripoli, and to the Liaison Office in Khartoum; repeated to London, Paris, Colombo, Djakarta, Karachi, New Delhi, Rangoon, Taipei, and Seoul, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
9. Memorandum of a Conversation, Secretary Dulles’ Office, Department of State, Washington, January 27, 1955
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/1–2755. Confidential. Drafted by William H. Gleysteen, Jr., who is not listed among the participants.
10. Memorandum of Discussion at the 235th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, February 3, 1955
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on February 4.
11. Memorandum From the Acting Chief of the Reports and Operations Staff (Gilman) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 670.901/2–855. Secret.
13. Memorandum for the Record by the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.14–MacA/2–1055. Top Secret. The source text bears the notation “Sec Saw” in O’Connor’s handwriting.
14. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 427. Top Secret; Limit Distribution.
15. Memorandum for the Record by the Counselor of the Department of State (MacArthur)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.5/3–755. Top Secret. Attached to a memorandum dated March 7 from Walter K. Scott, Director of the Executive Secretariat, to Admiral Radford.
16. Memorandum of a Conversation, Ambassador Robertson’s Residence, Bangkok, February 22, 1955, 3:15–3:45 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by MacArthur.
17. Paper Prepared by the Manila Pact Working Group
Source: Department of State, FE Files: Lot 56 D 679, Bangkok Conference—Agenda. Secret. Enclosure to a covering memorandum from the Working Group to the Secretary General of the meeting. The Working Group held its last meeting in Washington on February 7. This and other agenda documents were apparently put in final form in Washington no later than February 7 and then postdated.
18. Telegram From the Delegation at the SEATO Council Meeting to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–BA/–2355. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Manila, Saigon, Karachi, Djakarta, New Delhi, Singapore, Rangoon, London, Paris, Phnom Penh, Vientiane, Canberra, and Wellington.
The U.S. verbatim record of this meeting, USVERB/1, First Closed Session, February 23, is ibid., FE Files: Lot 56 D 679, Manila Pact.
19. Telegram From the Delegation at the SEATO Council Meeting to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–BA/2–2355. Confidential. Repeated to Manila, Saigon, Karachi, New Delhi, Rangoon, Djakarta, Singapore, London, Paris, Vientiane, Phnom Penh, Canberra, and Wellington.
20. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–BA/2–2455. Top Secret; Priority.
21. Telegram From the Delegation at the SEATO Council Meeting to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–BA/2–2455. Confidential. Repeated to London, Paris, Manila, Taipei, New Delhi, Karachi, Rangoon, Saigon, Djakarta, Canberra, Wellington, Phnom Penh, Vientiane, and Singapore.
22. Telegram From the Delegation at the SEATO Council Meeting to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–BA/2–2455. Confidential. Repeated to Manila, Saigon, Karachi, Djakarta, London, Paris, Rangoon, Wellington, Canberra, Singapore, New Delhi, Vientiane, and Phnom Penh.
23. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 670.901/2–2555. Secret. Sent to Kabul, Phnom Penh, Tehran, Baghdad, Tokyo, Amman, Beirut, Manila, Jidda, Damascus, Ankara, New Delhi, Rangoon, Saigon, Cairo, Tripoli, Addis Ababa, Monrovia, Colombo, Djakarta, Karachi, Vientiane, Khartoum, Accra, and Salisbury. Repeated to London, Paris, Moscow, Taipei, Seoul, Canberra, Wellington, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
24. Telegram From the Delegation at the SEATO Council Meeting to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–BA/2–2455. Secret.
25. Report by the Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (Stump)
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 60 D 627, CF 427. Secret. Admiral Stump had been designated both a Senior Adviser on the U.S. Delegation and the U.S. Military Adviser to the Council.
26. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–BA/2–2555. Top Secret; Priority.
27. Telegram From the Delegation at the SEATO Council Meeting to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.2–BA/2–2555. Secret.
28. Telegram From the Delegation at the SEATO Council Meeting to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–BA/2–2555. Secret. Repeated to Canberra.
29. Telegram From the Delegation at the SEATO Council Meeting to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–BA/2–2555. Confidential.
30. Telegram From the Delegation at the SEATO Council Meeting to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–BA/2–2555. Confidential. Repeated to Manila, Saigon, New Delhi, Karachi, Rangoon, Djakarta, London, Paris, Singapore, Phnom Penh, Vientiane, Canberra, and Wellington.